A 53-year-old woman sustained injuries in an accident, which occurred on April 10, 2013 at approximately 10:50 am, in Wayne, Jefferson, Ohio. Police reported that a 1993 Deere FE heavy vehicle that was being driven by a 46 year old man of Fresno, Ohio, and a 2000 Toyota Echo compact car that was being driven by the woman were both headed west on County Road 22A, when the driver of the Toyota attempted to pass the heavy vehicle in a no-passing zone. The driver of the heavy vehicle allegedly attempted to turn left onto Township Road 197 and struck the car. The woman was treated at the scene and the man charged.

Accidents in which vehicles were sideswiped in the same direction in 2011 were 2,203. In 2011, Wayne, Jefferson Ohio, had a population of 2,233; there were 12 injury crashes, which resulted in 19 injuries. Accidents that occurred in 2010 which involved compact cars were 19,214 that caused injuries. Those accidents, which involved improper lane change, were 3,823, which caused injuries. Accidents that occurred and resulted in injuries when it was cloudy amounted to 19,791.